No One Wants to Work for Trump
Roughly one in five lawyers who worked in the government at the end of 2024 had left by March of this year, according to a New York Times analysis of federal employment data.
Along with the usual retirements and turnover in the federal work force, the last year saw deep staffing cuts and the resignations of some staff members who objected to Mr. Trump’s policies. Their departures show how rapidly the president has eroded the image of the federal government as the gold standard for lawyers seeking public service roles.
Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent NY Times
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Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out
At the moment, the United States is negotiating with a regime that President Trump claimed we had already changed, to open a strait that was supposed to be open last month, and to end a nuclear program that we said we had obliterated… Not only was Iran able to immediately and decisively close the Strait of Hormuz; it’s now clear that the Iranian regime inflicted significant damage on American bases in the region and significant damage on oil and natural gas production around the Persian Gulf. In addition, in spite of U.S. air superiority, the Islamic republic was able to damage or destroy at least 42 manned and unmanned American aircraft.
The President Is Giving a Master Class in What Not to Do by David French
Six in 10 Americans (59%) say they read at least one book in 2025, a new YouGov survey finds. That’s in line with similar YouGov surveys in 2024 and 2023. Most Americans who did read books only finished a handful of books, while a minority of Americans were plowing through the pages. Here’s what YouGov found about Americans’ 2025 book-reading habits:
Besides the 40% of Americans who didn’t read any books in 2025, another 27% read one to four books. And 13% read five to nine books. That leaves 19% of Americans who read 10 or more books, including 9% who read 10 to 19 books, 6% who read 20 to 49 books, and 4% who say they read 50 or more books.
(I am surprised that 10% of Americans read more than 20 books per year. I don’t know many in my circle of friends and acquaintenances who have read even five books a year.)
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